Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lower middle income, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 23.6% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lower middle income peaked at 23.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1997.
Lower middle income ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.2% | — |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 7.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.2% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.5% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 34 Angola 39.1% compare
- 35 Switzerland 39.0% compare
- 36 Armenia 38.3% compare
- 37 Mozambique 38.3% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38.0% compare
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lower middle income?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lower middle income was 23.6% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1997.
- How does Lower middle income rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.